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"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym Jimmie Thomas, and recorded by American singer Bobby Day in 1958.
Bobby Day was the stage name of the artist who made “Rockin’ Robin” a No. 2 national hit in 1958. Day was born in Fort Worth on July 1, 1928. Little is known of his life before he went to I ...
Rockin' Robin" was covered by Bob Luman at Town Hall Party on October 28, 1958, the Hollies in 1964, Gene Vincent in 1969, Michael Jackson in 1972, Lolly in 1999, and by McFly in 2006. In 2012–2013, his uncharted recording, "Beep-Beep-Beep", was the musical soundtrack for a Kia Sorento television commercial shown nationwide in the US.
Day's version reached #41, and was the B-side to "Rockin' Robin". [3] Thurston Harris' version peaked at #96. In the song, the singer describes going to a party with misgivings of having a good time, until he sees a pretty girl. The singer attempts to ask her out, but she is waiting for her date to arrive. He vows to try "over and over".
When Andy records his own ringtone — a four-part a cappella version of "Rockin' Robin" — Jim decides enough is enough. With the help of Pam, Jim hides Andy's phone in the ceiling and then ...
One of the R&B songs he started performing with the group was "Louie Louie", the B-side of a 1957 single by Richard Berry; another was "Rockin' Robin" by Bobby Day, which gave him his new stage name. [1] In 1959, the Bluenotes – without Roberts, who was a full-time student at the time – recorded a ballad, "I Love An Angel", sung by Englehart.
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The Numero Group is an American archival/reissue record label formed in 2002. [1] In the twenty years since the label's establishment, they have released hundreds of releases ranging from soul and funk to punk rock and pop to ambient and electronica.